In an announcement at CES 2024, Amazon and BMW have revealed a new partnership aimed at transforming the in-car experience. This collaboration, leveraging a large language model (LLM) combined with Alexa and the actual driver’s…
Earlier this year, BMW has started rolling out a major update to their infotainment system. The new updated was labeled as iDrive 8.5 – for mid and upper class models like the 5, 7 Series…
BMW has announced a raft of updates in Europe, some more important than others. The implementation of iDrive 9 belongs in the former category and impacts the X1 in all versions, including the fully electric…
The iDrive 8.5 upgrades continue to be a hot topic in the BMW community. The Bavarians have recently shared a list of vehicles which will get the new Operating System 8.5 but the BMW 2…
BMW is splitting its infotainment tech into two separate iterations as the X1 and 2 Series Active Tourer will switch to iDrive 9 while the bigger models will transition to iDrive 8.5. The compact models…
Welcome to our exclusive demo of iDrive 9, the latest version of BMW’s infotainment system. In this video, we’ll give you a first look at what’s new with iDrive 9 and what you can expect…
Following an announcement made at CES in Las Vegas about plans to launch iDrive 9 later this year, BMW has provided more details about its upcoming Operating System. As previously reported, the X1 will be…
Since the 2023 CES (Consumer Electronics Show), there’s been some confusion about the future of BMW’s iDrive. While at CES, during a tech panel, Stephan Durach, BMW Senior Vice President Connected Company Development, spoke about…
After years of building on top of a Linux-based stack, BMW is moving to the open source Android Automotive operating system (AAOS) soon. While that change will have an impact on some existing BMW models,…
When it comes to BMW news, this past week has been one of the most eventful weeks in recent memory. Not only has BMW unveiled two futuristic projects – i Vision Dee and e Ink…
